The Russellville Democrat., 1887-01-05
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 l As westward the Friday evening 8 train of Dec. 24, sped it's way, 1t landed ~on his native heath once lagaln the jolly, good natured c. w. Shinn; but not as of yo-e, for this time there was one at his side to add to the sunshine of his good humor and to the music of his laughter. Russelville is jealous of her own fair daughters, and she coubtless would have baen delighted to have seen one of them mated with ma tive son so handsome and deserving as Will, yet she is generous as jeal- ous, and with the most genuine de 1 light she welcomes thIs beautiful vlrginian into all the rights and im- munities of her social respect and esteem which Will has enjoyed to such high degree from his boy hood up. We can but congratulate Will upon his exceeding good for tuns in obtaining SO fair and accom- plished a bride. The following ac count of his wedding we clip from the Wheeling Daily Intelligencer: Wheeling has lost another of her handsome and accomplished young ladies in Miss Ella Belle Lewis, who was married yesterday afternoon to MT. William G. Shinn, of Little Rock Arkansas.
 Tae ceremony took place at o'clock at the Fourth Street M. k. church, on Chapline street, and was witnessed by large and fashionable gathering of the friends and admir- CTS of the bride, that nearly filled the large auditorium. While the relatives and friends were being seated by the ushers, Miss Logan, the organist of the church, rendered severn, appropriate overtures ana selections that served to please the listeners and make the time pass quickly.
 Finally the grand tones of one of the familiar old wedding marches resounded through the high arched place and all eyes were turned to- wards the door from which the bridal party entered. The bride and groom were proceeded by the others, MT. Will B. Day and Mir. Charles Copp and MT. George Updegralf and MT. Alexander Holiday, of Pittsburg. Miss Lewis was never more becom ing than in the toilet she wore on this occasion. It was of cardinal ottoman silk, trimmed with emboss- ed velvet of tue same shade; the front of the skirt was of same velvet; the front of the waist was made of jewel trimming. Sue wore bonnet and gloves to match and carried a bunch of white roses wi h long stems. The gentlemen wore dark semi dress suits.
 Rev. Dr. R. F. Randolph, pastor of the church, met the party at the altar and spoke the words that made the twain one. After the ceremony Mir. and Mrs. Shinn were driven to the residence of the brides parents on Sixteenth street, where very lew intimate friends were received. At $40 o'clock last night they left via the Panhandle route for St. Louis and other western points, where they will visit before going to Little Rock.
 The bride is we'll known here as one of tho cit,'s most talented, ac- complished and deservedly popular ladies. She is the only daughter. Of Mr. Thomas E. Lewis, of the Board Gas Trustees, m enterprising and prominent citizen; she graduated from the Female College in 1881 and is a very clever musician. The groom graduated from Bethany Col lege in 1879 and later from the Gin cinnati Law School He is enjoying good law practice at Little Rock and is regarded by the press of his State as an orator and jurist of power and ability. While that State may possess sons equally as brave and gallant as those of this Mountain State, the palm is not to be yielded to any State in the Union for lovely and accomplished glrls, and It is source of sincere regret to see one of them depart, for even with its natural gas, Wheeling needs all it's